Similar to Wordle, Tagxedo is a word cloud generator. The biggest difference between the two is that Tagxedo allows you to create shapes with your clouds. Choose from one of theirs or upload your own.
Ideas for the classroom,
A movie/book review
Comment on current events
Make gifts for students, or have students make gifts for relatives or friends
Make word clouds about celebrities, historical figures, or memorable events
Have students make a self portrait
Expand student vocabulary by color coding similar words
Contrast terms by comparing word clouds created for each term
Wordle creates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The size of the words in the word cloud depends on the number of times the word appears in the text. Customize the word cloud by using different fonts, layouts, & color schemes. It’s free, no account is needed, & easy to use.
Word Clouds
Tagxedo
Similar to Wordle, Tagxedo is a word cloud generator. The biggest difference between the two is that Tagxedo allows you to create shapes with your clouds. Choose from one of theirs or upload your own.
Ideas for the classroom,
Wordle
Wordle creates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The size of the words in the word cloud depends on the number of times the word appears in the text. Customize the word cloud by using different fonts, layouts, & color schemes. It’s free, no account is needed, & easy to use.
Ideas for the classroom,
Last Updated - April, 2013